Who are the MINIfisti? You may have heard of the Alfisti a famous community for enthusiasts of the Alfa Romeo automobile. The MINIfisti are a like-minded group of MINI Cooper enthusiasts.

Team Italian Job is a select group of MINIfisti who are running the 24 Hours of LeMons in August 2008. These people are usually found during daylight hours on an escape route — trying to evade the authorities in their pesky little cars, which are small enough to drive on sidewalks and through subway tunnels. The team is reportedly financed from the remains of an “Italian Job” style heist in Venice, Italy.

We’re still interviewing for someone to play Stella Bridger — anyone know if Charlize Theron might be available the last weekend of August?